The tariff classification of women’s woven apparel from India

NY M85833 August 29, 2006 CLA-2-62:RR:NC:N3:360 M85833 CATEGORY: Classification TARIFF NO.: 6211.42.0056 Carolyn Malina, Import/Export Manager Lands’ End, Inc. 2 Lands’ End Lane Location #22-290 Dogeville, WI 53595 RE: The tariff classification of women’s woven apparel from India Dear Ms. Malina: In your letter dated August 14, 2006, you requested a classification ruling. The sample will be returned, as requested Style 179684 is a women’s woven hip length shirt-jacket which will be imported in sizes 1X-3X. The unlined garment is made from 98% cotton and 2% spandex fine wale corduroy fabric. The shirt has a pointed collar and a full front opening with six button closures. The shirt features long sleeves with button cuffs, two pockets with flap and button closures below the waist, front and rear yokes, a rear vent and a hemmed bottom. The applicable subheading for style 179684 will be 6211.42.0056, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), which provides for other garments, women’s or girls’: of cotton: blouses, shirts…excluded from heading 6206: other. The duty rate will be 8.1 percent ad valorem. Duty rates are provided for your convenience and are subject to change. The text of the most recent HTSUS and the accompanying duty rates are provided on World Wide Web at http://www.usitc.gov/tata/hts/. Styles 179684 falls within textile category designation 341. Quota and visa status are the result of international agreements that are subject to frequent renegotiations and changes. To obtain the most current information as to whether quota and visa requirements apply to this merchandise, we suggest that you check, close to the time of shipment, the “Textile Status Report for Absolute Quotas” available at our web site at www.cbp.gov. In addition, you will find current information on textile import quotas, textile safeguard actions and related issues at the web site of the Office of Textiles and Apparel, at otexa.ita.doc.gov. This ruling is being issued under the provisions of Part 177 of the Customs Regulations (19 C.F.R. 177). A copy of the ruling or the control number indicated above should be provided with the entry documents filed at the time this merchandise is imported. If you have any questions regarding the ruling, contact National Import Specialist Patricia Schiazzano at 646-733-3051. Sincerely, Robert B. Swierupski Director, National Commodity Specialist Division